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H.R. 3657

Referred to Committee

Food Security Improvement Act of 2015

Introduced 9/30/2015•114th Congress•House

Latest Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition.

10/15/2015 • House

Summary

Food Security Improvement Act of 2015

This bill amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to require Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) benefits to be calculated using a low-cost food plan.

The Department of Agriculture must determine the requirements for the low-cost food plan using the diet described in the Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion's publication entitled "The Low-Cost, Moderate-Cost, and Liberal Food Plans, 2007" and adjustments specified in this bill.

The bill revises the amounts of nutrition assistance block grants for Puerto Rico and American Samoa and requires the amounts to be modified based on adjustments to the low-cost food plan.

Introduced in House • 9/30/2015

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Topics & Subjects

AlaskaAmerican SamoaCaribbean areaFood assistance and reliefGuamHawaiiNutrition and dietPoverty and welfare assistancePuerto RicoU.S. territories and protectoratesVirgin Islands

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Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-21]

Democrat • FL-21

Sponsored 9/30/2015

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Bill Journey

Originated in the House

Introduced

September 30, 2015

Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

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Introduced in House9/30/2015

Details

Bill TypeHR
Current StatusReferred to Committee
Cosponsors0